26.3%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Leonay · Suburb / Locality
Health & Disability in Leonay
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
Around 67.5% of people in Leonay report having no long-term health conditions. This reflects a generally healthy population, with rates of chronic illness and mental health conditions sitting lower than most other similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
About 26.3% of residents have a long-term health condition, which is a little below the national figure of 27.7%. Mental health conditions are also less common here at 6.6%, compared to 8.8% across Australia.
6.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Leonay, None is the majority at 72%; One condition is next at 20%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Only 3.7% of people in Leonay need help with daily activities. This is a little below the 5.8% seen across both New South Wales and Australia, and is lower than most similar areas.
3.7% ▲ +45.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Leonay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12313/leonay/topic/health-disability